Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake northern Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in northern Alaska on Sat, Oct 16, 2021, 6:00 PM AKDT (02:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 56 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Selawik forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-10-17 02:00:56 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
66.952° N, 157.630° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
20

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.054 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.758 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.6northern Alaska · 1804 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.954 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.655 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.568 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.966 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.555 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.671 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.718 km SE of Ambler, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.818 km SE of Ambler, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.563 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.619 km SSE of Ambler, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.661 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.920 km NNW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 3.556 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.862 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.162 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.955 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.064 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 3.267 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.067 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.554 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.960 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.562 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.662 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.759 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.7northern Alaska · 1753 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.653 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.355 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.558 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.584 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.755 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.059 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.954 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.953 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.654 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.664 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.4northern Alaska · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.864 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.558 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.654 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.356 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.955 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.855 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.655 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.656 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.558 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.259 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.571 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021dbn1mt9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.